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(last updated 4 Mar 2010)

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TRADE STATISTICS

- by destination country -

Canadian Uranium Exports [MTU], by Country of Final Destination   flag
Dest. Country198819891990199119921993 19941995199619971998 1999200020012002
Argentina   192029      1 5
Belgium153190    1153115   110126 
China              213
Czech Rep.            246  
Finland1517183            
France9646967998221114617661016 679587671819350533024385
Germany806615220459534665465348776184    42
Indonesia 1             
Italy 46             
Japan71717292005399232852334433631490196813101116 238611271366
Mexico             93114
South Korea874635339215104715455290261315444309172 496217
Spain10097    274186103160 12197180126
Sweden78349728591170  84142450147   73
Taiwan           10726212220
United Kingdom120487188249819 50198250374345 1935888
United States468239504035530740326291493857027407 618759623674423044374683
TOTAL1043493988648781073188684105078180112231022582747146109661003111534
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium
(Natural Resources of Canada: Mineral and Commodity Reviews, Uranium)

 

Countries to which Australian Uranium was supplied [MTU] *)   flag
(as delivered to customers' converter accounts)
Dest. Country19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008
USA13941952352131093439302729803185369830203715
Japan13471905182618301542198219441927247413141934
Republic of Korea948583869719636789789802593338328
France3154224224224227487969597701638861
United Kingdom456509413346412738325662618548145
Sweden331311200170140440340560213238288
Germany135135 13513513521221213525064
Canada7214684135105 1157711543217
Belgium757575757575 25420300
Finland454545505095959595078
Spain      170   91
Taiwan        73283206
China          266
TOTAL51186082745669906955802877658733898676738194
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium
*) calculated: 1 t U3O8 = 0.848 MTU; totals may differ due to independent rounding
(Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office: Annual Reports)

 

- by origin country -

Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors, by Origin Country and Delivery Year [MTU] *)   flag
Origin Country199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008
Australia108117111753167322182815489339674176358744843830655844264907
BrazilW000W       316WW
Bulgaria     0WW       
Canada562064617343642855254803402165846598655763348800512541223766
China65211314389W267239WWWWWW00
Czech Rep.     W3240  W0W133W
FranceWWW00213WW       
GabonWWWWW00WW0     
GermanyWW372WWW0WW0 W000
Kazakhstan10681191575744457WW12112081162816206306269261468
KyrgyzstanWW0W0     000W0
MongoliaWWWWW          
Namibia306204W29830040829021841639810691140115711981492
Netherlands0WW00          
Niger0WW0329W278WW0W0WWW
Portugal        WW0000 
Russia68421152090138222922428257119392436295739734984581464484646
Slovakia  W00          
South Africa4253856439909781046903778294553804220279W301
Spain0W             
TajikistanWWW0W      W000
UkraineWW381WW772W0WWW0WW0
United KingdomWW00W   WWW0W0W
United States296820183192310427624403509950722387392347474233415715282969
Uzbekistan1365149813311060961874740101613641433886963777486740
Yugoslavia  00W          
Subtotal W5521012381370616411569531522715738487783889231
TOTAL147231670718204161381643918441199262131720274217502465425288255921960920520
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium
*) calculated (1000 lbs U3O8 = 0.3846 MTU)
W = details withheld
(U.S. DOE EIA: Uranium Industry Annuals / Uranium Marketing Annual Report)

 

Origins of natural uranium delivered to European Union utilities [MTU] 1) 2)   flag
Origin Country200020012002200320042005200620072008
Canada300234753950328033584995509539814757
NIS5372        
Russia 278039003444233617863985 3)5406 3)3272 3)
Other NIS 973       
Kazakhstan  20309844385635265861072
Uzbekistan6835319871070
Ukraine    129 
Niger284420851860246027742388335637111862
Gabon        
Australia126411121520262424823062305433732992
South Africa17381390135065610229509781055931
Namibia
USA     757488423372
Re-enriched tails (Russia)4749731000984876473728408688
HEU feed   13127301406850866550
EU< 1586956763281465473553515
Other + undetermined11062785104924385301335454559
TOTAL158001390016900164001460017600214002193218622
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium
1) EU-15 to 2005, EU-25 in 2006, EU-27 from 2007
2) approx. values only, calculated from %share (unless in italics)
3) "highly unreliable" figure, according to Euratom Supply Agency
(Euratom Supply Agency: Annual Reports)

 

Origins of natural uranium delivered to German utilities [MTU]   flag
Origin Country2006
Canada38.1%
Russia21.3%
South Africa9.8%
Australia9.5%
Czech Republic5.8%
USA4.9%
Uzbekistan3.9%
from reprocessing5.9%
MTU = metric tonnes of uranium
Source: Deutscher Bundestag Drucksache 16/5381, 16. Wahlperiode 18. 05. 2007, Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die Kleine Anfrage der Abgeordneten Eva Bulling-Schröter, Lutz Heilmann, Hans-Kurt Hill, weiterer Abgeordneter und der Fraktion DIE LINKE. – Drucksache 16/5174 – Transporte und Lagerung von Uranhexafluorid

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